TEKS: Chapter 110. English Language Arts and Reading See All Teacher Resources

110.20.b.15

(15) Writing/Literary Texts. Students write literary texts to express their ideas and feelings about real or imagined people, events, and ideas. Students are expected to:

• (A) write an imaginative story that:
  • (i) sustains reader interest;
  • (ii) includes well-paced action and an engaging story line;
  • (iii) creates a specific, believable setting through the use of sensory details;
  • (iv) develops interesting characters; and
  • (v) uses a range of literary strategies and devices to enhance the style and tone; and

• (B) write a poem using:
  • (i) poetic techniques (e.g., rhyme scheme, meter);
  • (ii) figurative language (e.g., personification, idioms, hyperbole); and
  • (iii) graphic elements (e.g., word position).